Starliner, Explained (Part 1): Everything you need to know about Boeing's spacecraft

In the absence of the Space Shuttle, America's pivot to launching its own astronauts to low Earth orbit again came in the form of the Commercial Crew Program. Two companies, Boeing and SpaceX, were chosen in 2014 to design vehicles to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

No earlier than May 6, 2024, Boeing will launch its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with its first two astronauts using a ULA Atlas V rocket. In this video, Spaceflight Now Reporter Will Robinson-Smith dives into the spacecraft itself and Boeing's development saga that led up to the vehicle's Crew Flight Test mission.

Chapters:
00:00 Overview
01:37 Video breakdown
02:08 What is Starliner?
05:23 Commercial Crew Program
13:58 Orbital Flight Test (OFT)
19:27 Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2)
27:54 Crew Flight Test (CFT)
36:08 Part 2 tease and please subscribe

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